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Lalita Pawar (née Amba Laxmanrao Shagun; 18 April 1916 – 24 February 1998) was a prolific Indian actress, who later became famous as a character actress, appearing in over 700 films in Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati cinema.
- Started Her Career in Bollywood at The Age of 9
- An Accident That Changed Her Life
- The Drastic Change in Her Career
- When Her Younger Sister Became Her Sautan and Destroyed Her First Marriage
- Death Due to Mouth Cancer
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Lalita Pawar was born on April 18, 1916, in a well-to-do, silk business family. Her name when she was born was Amba Laxman Rao, which was later on changed to Lalita. She was so fascinated with acting that once she had gone to a film studio and had asked the director to photograph her so that she can see herself on the screen. Well, her dream had co...
While her career was going smooth and she was gaining popularity, God had different plans for her. An accident on the set had changed her life forever. It was in the year 1942, when during the shooting of her film, Jung-E-Azadi,for a sequence, her co-star, actor, Bhagwan Dada had to slap her and things fell off the place then. Unfortunately, the ac...
While initially, she was offered lead roles, post-accident and treatment, she was offered character roles. Rather than giving up, Lalita had taken every opportunity given to her and had acted as a supporting character in many films, making a strong comeback. During this phase, she was offered the roles of a strict mother-in-law and of the likes, th...
Despite the adversities, she still had a grip on her career, however, her personal life had started slipping out of her hands. Despite climbing the success ladder in her career, she had faced betrayal in her personal life by none other than her younger sister. It was in the mid-1930s when Lalita Pawar had tied the knot with the filmmaker, Ganpatrao...
After her second wedding, Lalita was diagnosed with mouth cancer and she had shifted to Pune. The veteran actress had then started believing that she is suffering in her life because of all the negative characters she has portrayed. It was on February 24, 1998, that Lalita had breathed her last at her Pune bungalow. At that moment, she was all alon...
Lalita Pawar was a legendary actress who played Manthara in Ramayan and many other films. She faced an accident, a failed marriage, and a sister's betrayal in her life.
Feb 24, 2024 · Lalita Pawar was a veteran actress who played the shrewish mother-in-law in many films and the serial Ramayan. She also won a Filmfare award for her positive role in Anand and worked with Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
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Lalita Pawar was a versatile Indian actress who started in the silent era and became a character actor after a facial injury. She won a Filmfare Award for Anari and was nominated three times for her supporting roles.
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May 12, 2023 · Lalita Pawar was a popular actress in Hindi and Marathi films, known for her roles as Manthara and evil mother-in-law. She faced personal tragedies such as losing an eye, divorce, and mouth cancer, and died alone in 1998.
Mar 6, 1998 · Ambika Sagun (Lalita Pawar), actress: born Indore, India 1914; married Ganpatrao Pawar (marriage dissolved), secondly Raj Kumar Gupta; died Pune, India 24 February 1998.
Lalita Pawar was a versatile Indian actress who acted in over 700 films in Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati cinema. She won a Filmfare award for best supporting actress for Anari and played memorable roles in Ramayan, Shri 420, and Mr & Mrs 55.
